Cleveland Browns: Breaking down some potential big-name options at QB

The Cleveland Browns have a great deal of cap space and are in need of a quarterback. There are several big-name options the team could pursue.

Free agency is fast approaching and the Cleveland Browns are once again without a definitive starting quarterback. Nothing new to see here.

But while the free agent options are out there, the Browns have the cap space to really go any route with the quarterback position. They can sign someone, draft a player, stick with a quarterback on the roster, or even make a trade for a high-profile player that has starting experience.

The endless opportunities fit in well with a piece published on ESPN.com yesterday, titled “NFL Quarterback Carousel.”

The piece allows fans to select one of the many quarterbacks potentially on the move, along with those available in the draft, and pair them up with different teams to see how well the two sides fit.

The Browns are one of these teams, and the options are intriguing. Going through this carousel got me thinking about how Browns fans would react to the team acquiring certain players, who would require a large salary just to consider coming to Cleveland.

Browns fans may want the team to invest in a young quarterback, or to even wait until 2018 to focus on the position, but the front office may have other ideas. With the large amount of cap space this offseason, the front office could look to acquire a big-name player, even if only to inspire some confidence in the current roster and to get some fans in the seats all season.

The following three players are longshots to be Browns in 2017, but let’s see how each would fit if acquired by the franchise.